PowerShell/Docs/remove-empty-dirs.md
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*remove-empty-dirs.ps1*
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This PowerShell script removes all empty subfolders within a directory tree.
Parameters
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```powershell
PS> ./remove-empty-dirs.ps1 [[-DirTree] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
-DirTree <String>
Specifies the path to the directory tree
Required? false
Position? 1
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
[<CommonParameters>]
This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
```
Example
-------
```powershell
PS> ./remove-empty-dirs C:\Temp
```
Notes
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Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
Related Links
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https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
Script Content
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```powershell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Removes all empty subfolders within a directory tree
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script removes all empty subfolders within a directory tree.
.PARAMETER DirTree
Specifies the path to the directory tree
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./remove-empty-dirs C:\Temp
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
param([string]$DirTree = "")
try {
if ($DirTree -eq "" ) { $DirTree = read-host "Enter the path to the directory tree" }
$Folders = @()
foreach ($Folder in (Get-ChildItem -path "$DirTree" -Recurse | Where { $_.PSisContainer })) {
$Folders += New-Object PSObject -Property @{
Object = $Folder
Depth = ($Folder.FullName.Split("\")).Count
}
}
$Folders = $Folders | Sort Depth -Descending
$Deleted = @()
foreach ($Folder in $Folders)
{
if ($Folder.Object.GetFileSystemInfos().Count -eq 0) {
$Deleted += New-Object PSObject -Property @{
Folder = $Folder.Object.FullName
Deleted = (Get-Date -Format "hh:mm:ss tt")
Created = $Folder.Object.CreationTime
'Last Modified' = $Folder.Object.LastWriteTime
Owner = (Get-Acl $Folder.Object.FullName).Owner
}
Remove-Item -Path $Folder.Object.FullName -Force
}
}
"✔️ Done."
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}
```
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